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Reporter aircraft was unable to maintain spacing with aircraft to follow and made a go around returning for a second approach. Reporter believes that spacing problem was caused by labor dispute problems.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 106436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jax |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 106436 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On final for runway 13, tower advised of air carrier a heavy traffic for runway 7. Our instructions were to pass behind the heavy, and land runway 13. As approach continued, it became obvious that it would not be possible to pass behind the heavy. I executed a normal go around and resequenced to land runway 13. Normal landing effected. I am concerned that the on going labor dispute at air carrier B, may have caused the air carrier a pilots to deliberately slow their approach to cause an air carrier C flight to make a go around. It appeared that in this case that is what happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPACING WITH ACFT TO FOLLOW AND MADE A GO AROUND RETURNING FOR A SECOND APCH. REPORTER BELIEVES THAT SPACING PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY LABOR DISPUTE PROBLEMS.
Narrative: ON FINAL FOR RWY 13, TWR ADVISED OF ACR A HEAVY TFC FOR RWY 7. OUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO PASS BEHIND THE HEAVY, AND LAND RWY 13. AS APCH CONTINUED, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO PASS BEHIND THE HEAVY. I EXECUTED A NORMAL GO AROUND AND RESEQUENCED TO LAND RWY 13. NORMAL LNDG EFFECTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ON GOING LABOR DISPUTE AT ACR B, MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACR A PLTS TO DELIBERATELY SLOW THEIR APCH TO CAUSE AN ACR C FLT TO MAKE A GO AROUND. IT APPEARED THAT IN THIS CASE THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.